1. Christy Walton
Christy Walton inherited a fortune of $15.7 billion from her late husband John T. Walton after his death in 2005. Wal-Mart has got around 5100 stores. The net worth of Christy is $26.5 Billion in present terms at the age of 56
2. Liliane Bettencourt
Liliane (born October 21,1922) She is a French businesswoman and is the principal shareholder of L’Oreal. She inherited all her fortune in 1957 and is the wealthiest woman in Europe. She is the only child of Eugene Schuellerm. Her net worth is around $23.5 Billion.
3.Alice Walton
Fortune: $20.6 billion
Alice Louise Walton (born October 7, 1949 in Newport, Arkansas.Alice is the daughter of Sam Walton. Just like Christy Walton, she inherited her Wal-mart fortune.Alice funded the $100 million airport in Bentonville in 1990 .
4. Birgit Rausing & family
This woman, Birgit Rausing, was born in 1924 and owes her fortune to her father-in-law as he was the founder of the Tetra Pak which revolutionized the packaging concept of liquids around the world. She inherited this fortune in 2000 after the death of her husband.Her net worth is around $14 Billion
5. Savitri Jindal
Fortune: $12.2 billion
She is an Indian steel baroness and ranks at number 44 in the world’s richest person countdown. She was born on 20th March, 1950 and is the Non-executive chairperson of the Jindal Steel and Power limited and JSW steel. She is also a member of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha. At present, at the age of 61 her net worth is $13.2 Billion.
6. Abigail Johnson
Fortune: $11.5 billion
Abigail Pierrepont (Abby) Johnson ,Born on December 19, 1961, in Boston. She is descended from an old Boston Brahmin family whose roots in New England commerce date back to the early 1800s. In 1946, her grandfather, Edward C. Johnson II, founded Fidelity Management and Research (FMR)
7.Susanne Klatten
Susanne Klatten (born Susanne Hanna Ursula Quandt on 28 April 1962 in Bad Homburg, Germany)
Susanne Klatten is the richest woman in Germany and the 35th richest person in the world. On her father’s death, she inherited his 50.1% stake in pharmaceutical and chemicals manufacturer Altana. She sits on Altana’s supervisory board and helped transform it into a world-class corporation.
8. Iris Fontbona & Family
Her age is unknown. She was the second wife of Chilean billionaire Andronico Luksic (who was the richest person in Chile, the fourth in Latin America, and the 132nd in the world) who died from cancer in 2005. Iris and her family control one of the world’s largest copper mines, Antofagasta, with her son Jean Paul serving as chairman. Company shares have jumped 80% in a year, and the fortune amassed by Andronico was $4.2 billion. Her net worth is $ 11 Billion
9. Jacqueline Mars
Born on October 10, 1940, Jacqueline Badger Mars is the daughter of Forrest Edward Mars and granddaughter of Frank C. Mars. Both Edward and Frank were the founders of the American candy company Mars and her share in the company makes her worth $10 Billion.
10.Anne Cox
Anne Beau Cox Chambers (born December 1, 1919, in Dayton, Ohio
Anne Cox Chambers is a media proprietor — a primary owner of Cox Enterprises, a privately held media empire that includes newspapers, television, radio, cable television, and other businesses. Anne has had a bright eventful life so far. She was an ambassador to Belgium from 1977 to 1981 and a director of the board of the Coca-Cola Company during the 1980s.
References:
www.forbes.com
www.alicewalton.org
www.wikipedia.org
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